Winter Elk travels

[Larryjk]

There are about 500+ elk now between I-80 and the railroad main line west of Rawlins (WY) in the first 10 miles. This is highly unusual; never seen before by people that have lived here all their lives. Apparently the snow is very deep south of here and west on the Red Rim wintering area and they are just this way for feed. These are the elk that summer in the Houston Park area of the wilderness and some locals from Atlantic Rim and the south forest. A lot of cameras are getting workouts and the local paper has had pictures in the last few days. Sure is nice to see them and live in Wyoming.